Governmental fragmentation in metropolitan areas is integrally linked to the problem of fiscal disparities among localities relative to their needs. The tax-base-sharing scheme adopted by the Minnesota Legislature was applied to the mature, slow-growing, metropolitan Allegheny County,...

This article examines the development process of business incubators. Nearly 60 stakeholders working with 12 incubators were interviewed. A three-stage life cycle model is posed to describe the development process. The start-up stage is characterized as real estate driven; emphasis is placed on...